Scots College's Peter Umaga-Jensen will captain the team while Caleb Clarke (Mt Albert Grammar School) and Dalton Papalii (St Kentigern College) are the only omissions from Thursday's match against Samoa.

All three matches in the Tri-Nations series involving Australia Schools, Australia Barbarians Schools, New Zealand Schools and Samoa Schools will now be live streamed.

A highlights package from the matches played in Australia will be broadcast on SKY TV following the New Zealand Schools v Australia Schools match. Please refer to upcoming television guides for further details.